21 Innovative Startups Taking on the Pharmaceutical Industry

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This article showcases Welp Magazine’s top picks for the best ‘Pharmaceutical ‘ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the Pharmaceutical industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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1. EQRx

The idea behind this startup: EQRx operates as a biotechnology company, focused on re-engineering the process from drug discovery to patient delivery.

Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Peter Bach, Sandra Horning

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2. Adagio Therapeutics

The idea behind this startup: Adagio Therapeutics is offers research and development of therapeutic pharmaceuticals.

Headquarters: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics

Founders: Unknown

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3. Manifold Bio

The idea behind this startup: Manifold Bio is building a protein barcoding platform to bring the power of multiplexed measurement.

Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics

Founders: Gleb Kuznetsov, Pierce Ogden, Shane Lofgren

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4. ROME Therapeutics

The idea behind this startup: ROME Therapeutics is developing novel therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases by harnessing the power of the repeatome.

Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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5. MigVax

The idea behind this startup: MigVax is an Israeli medical technology startup.

Headquarters: Misgav, HaZafon, Israel

Industries: Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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6. MRM Health NV

The idea behind this startup: MRM Health NV is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapeutics based on the human microbiome.

Headquarters: Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Industries: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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7. Pulmobiotics

The idea behind this startup: Pulmobiotics is a pre-clinical life sciences company.

Headquarters: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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8. Lengo Therapeutics

The idea behind this startup: Lengo Therapeutics a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of cancer treatments.

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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9. flipMD

The idea behind this startup: Medical jobs for medical experts. On-demand physician-only consulting marketplace. Source and secure physician talent within your budget.

Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Industries: Consulting, Health Care, Hospital, Incubators, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Professional Services, Public Relations

Founders: Unknown

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10. Spartan Finance

The idea behind this startup: Everything you need to succeed in Biotech. Evening the playing field between retail investors and hedge funds.

Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Industries: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Pharmaceutical, Venture Capital

Founders: Sajjad Abbas, Shakeel-Abbas Hussein

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11. Kumuda

The idea behind this startup: A new approach to drug discovery

Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Parisa Razaz

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12. Saliency

The idea behind this startup: Saliency automates your medical imaging workflow for clinical trials.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Biotechnology, Health Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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13. Indy Health Insurance Company

The idea behind this startup: Indy Health owned Health Insurance Company with Medicare D plan and other insurance product lines.

Headquarters: Westerville, Ohio, United States

Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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14. Acclinate

The idea behind this startup: SaaS

Headquarters: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Industries: Biopharma, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Delmonize Smith

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15. Pranify, Inc.

The idea behind this startup: SaaS

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Advertising Platforms, Marketing Automation, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Ian Orekondy

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16. Portugrow

The idea behind this startup: You invest, we grow! Crowdfunding for medicinal plants cultivation

Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Industries: Cannabis, Crowdfunding, Finance, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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17. BizProLeap

The idea behind this startup: BizProLeap provides business development opportunities to Healthcare & Life Science domain companies.

Headquarters: Dettingen An Der Erms, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Industries: Biotechnology, Business Development, Business Intelligence, Consulting, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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18. 428 Pharma

The idea behind this startup: Biotech / Pharma spin out

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Life Science, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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19. Pharmaceutical Bank

The idea behind this startup: Automate Pharmaceutical And Medical Product Sourcing

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Pharmaceutical

Founders: Dainis Kanopa

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20. Illummi Biotechnologies, Inc.

The idea behind this startup: Illummi Biotechnologies supplies CBD oil-based products to pharmaceutical and wholesale supply chains.

Headquarters: Lehi, Utah, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Unknown

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21. Asada Seiyaku

The idea behind this startup: Asada Seiyaku engages in the development and sales of CBD raw materials.

Headquarters: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Industries: Pharmaceutical, Sales, Wholesale

Founders: Unknown

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